Ere

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 142

ar, adv. Before; sooner than. —prep. Before respect to time. — Ere-long', adv. Soon; before long. — Ere-nowr, adv. Before this time. — Ere-while', -whiles-', -hwilz/', adv. Sometime ago; a little while before. — Erst, erst. adv. First; at first; in early times; once; formerly.